INTRODUCTION:
Sexually
transmitted infections (STIs) continue to be a major public health problem with
significant burden on the society even after so many health care programmes
being organized by the governmental and non-governmental organizations and
awareness created among general public about STIs. Male patients are common
visitors to STI clinic than females who are generally traced as a contact in
our society.
AIM:
The aim of
this study was to give an overview of the pattern of STIs among males at a
tertiary care teaching hospital over a period of 5 years.
MATERIALS AND METHODS:
A
retrospective chart review of the data collected from the clinical records of
all male patients, who had attended the STI clinic of Chengalpattu Medical
College Hospital, Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu, for various complaints during the 5
year period from 2010 to 2014 was carried out. All male patients with confirmed
STIs were included in the study and those patients without any evidence of STIs
either clinically or serologically were excluded from the study.
RESULTS:
Out of
the 4454 male cases who had attended the STI clinic, 175 (3.93%) patients had
STIs. Genital wart accounted for the maximum number among the STIs with 61
cases (34.86%), followed by genital herpes 56 (32%), urethral discharge
19(10.86%), non-herpetic genital ulcerative diseases 17(9.71%) and serological
test for syphilis (RPR) was reactive in 22 (12.57%) patients. HIV was positive
in 68 (1.53%) among the total 4454 male patients attended the clinic.
CONCLUSION:
Viral
STIs occur significantly more than the bacterial STIs because of its incurable
and recurrent nature. Health programmes should be still more focused on
creating awareness about the minor STIs and to remove the stigma so that the
patients attend the proper health care facilities in the early stage itself for
treatment thereby, complications and further transmission of the STIs can be
avoided.
Year wise distribution of male cases attended the STI clinic.
Year | Total number of cases | Genital herpes | Genital wart | Genital ulcerative diseases- Non-Herpetic | Urethral discharge | RPR- reactive | HIV - positive |
2010 | 899 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 20 |
2011 | 812 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 15 |
2012 | 755 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 |
2013 | 712 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
2014 | 1276 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
Total | 4454 | 56 | 61 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 68 |
Total number of STI and HIV cases among males.
Year | Total number of STI clinic attendees - males | STI cases | HIV |
2010 | 899 | 33 (3.67%) | 20 (2.2%) |
2011 | 812 | 38 (4.68%) | 15 (1.85%) |
2012 | 755 | 38(5.03%) | 8 (1.05%) |
2013 | 712 | 33 (4.63%) | 13 (1.83%) |
2014 | 1276 | 33 (2.59%) | 12(0.94%) |
Total | 4454 | 175 (3.93%) | 68 (1.53%) |
Full article at: http://goo.gl/U85zgG
- 1Assistant Professor, Department of Skin and STD, Chengalpattu Medical College & Hospital , Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu, India .
- 2Associate Professor, Department of Skin and STD, Chengalpattu Medical College & Hospital , Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu, India .
- 3Junior Resident, Department of Skin and STD, Chengalpattu Medical College & Hospital , Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu, India .
- J Clin Diagn Res. 2016 Jan;10(1):WC01-3. doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2016/16142.7138. Epub 2016 Jan 1.
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